Von der Leyen communication to College of Commissioners
Dear Secretariat-General of the European Commission,
Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting access to all correspondence (including emails, letters, telephone call notes, text messages, and WhatsApp exchanges) from 1 January 2025 to 16 January 2025 between the Cabinet Office of President von der Leyen (including President von der Leyen herself) and other members of the College of Commissioners or their cabinets.
Specifically, I am seeking information on the following topics:
-Communication to other Commissioners regarding the President’s sickness, including any mention of her hospital stay and its length
-Communication about the division of the Commission’s work during her sickness and any changes to routines
-Details regarding the President’s work and how it was affected by her sickness
-Communication about the handover to Vice President Teresa Ribera to chair the College of Commissioners on 15 January
The documentation should include but not be limited to: general communications of any nature, written material of any kind, email correspondences, attendance lists, agendas, background papers, briefing papers, transcriptions of meetings, readouts of meetings, summaries of meetings, briefings for meetings, etc...
Yours faithfully,
Gerardo Fortuna
rondpoint Schuman 6, Bruxelles
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Dear Sir or Madam,
We hereby acknowledge the receipt of your request for access to documents
sent on 16/01/2025 and registered on 16/01/2025 under the case number
2025/0274.
We will handle your request within 15 working days as of the date of
registration. The time-limit expires on 06/02/2025. We will let you know
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Yours faithfully,
Secretariat-General - Access to Documents
European Commission
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Dear Secretariat General of the European Commission,
The time-limit for my request expired on 6/2/2025 and I haven't even received either a reply or a communication to extend the time limit for additional 15 working days.
By law, the authority should normally have responded promptly and by then. I'd like to know at what point you are with handling my request.
Yours faithfully,
Gerardo Fortuna
Hello,
Please find attached a message concerning your request for access to
Commission documents registered under the above case number 2025/0274.
Please acknowledge the receipt of this message by return email.
Kind regards,
Access to documents team - SG.C.1